 South African Charts 1969 - 1989 NUMBER OF TOP 20 HITS 18 - ABBA 16 - CLIFF RICHARD 14 - NEIL DIAMOND 14 - ELTON JOHN [Includes 1 hit as part of Dionne & Friends] 13 - BILLY FORREST [Includes hits with GELI, Sharon TANDY and under the pseudonyms DENNIS, QUENTIN E. KLOPJAEGER and WILLIAM E.] 12 - BEE GEES 12 - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN [Includes 2 hits with John TRAVOLTA] 12 - BARBARA RAY [Includes 1 with 5th Association, 2 with Lance JAMES and 1 with Bobby ANGEL] 12 - LEO SAYER 11 - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 11 - MICHAEL JACKSON 10 - ELVIS PRESLEY NUMBER OF TOP 10 HITS 16 - ABBA 12 - NEIL DIAMOND 12 - BEE GEES 12 - ELTON JOHN 10 - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 10 - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 10 - CLIFF RICHARD NUMBER OF TOP 3 HITS 13 - ABBA 9 - BEE GEES 7 - JOE DOLAN 6 - CLIFF RICHARD 6 - BONEY M. 5 - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 5 - ROD STEWART MOST HITS BY A SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST 13 - BILLY FORREST 12 - BARBARA RAY 8 - ALAN GARRITY 7 - DAVE MILLS 7 - BOBBY ANGEL 7 - JODY WAYNE 7 - JOHN EDMOND 7 - LIONEL PETERSEN 7 - RICHARD JON SMITH 6 - ROY BULKIN 5 - LANCE JAMES 5 - TOMMY DELL 5 - THE DEALIANS 5 - PETER VEE (Including one with Buffalo) All information generously supplied by John Samson with help from Chris Kimberly, November 2000.   South Africa's Rock Lists |